Spatial spread of an epidemic through public transportation systems with a hub

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 164-175

  Xu, Fei ^a   Connell McCluskey, C ^a   Cressman, Ross ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemic spread; Mathematical model; Public transportation systems; Transportation efficiency

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; EPIDEMIC SPREAD; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

TRANSPORTATION;

EPIDEMIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; SANITATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

EPIDEMIC SPREAD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 84887017373     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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